JP7637003B2 - Item storage device and item supply device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an item storage device and an item supply device.

Patent document 1 discloses a paper feeder and an image forming apparatus that include a paper storage section that stores stacked paper, an air blower section located in front of the paper storage section that blows air near the top front end of the paper stack, a suction transport section located above the paper storage section that adsorbs the topmost paper that has risen from the paper stack by the air blowing and transports it forward, a regulating member provided in the paper storage section that regulates the position of at least one end of the paper stack in the width direction, a pressing mechanism that moves a pressing member provided on the regulating member to press the side end of the raised paper, and a control section that controls the operation of the air blower and the pressing mechanism.

JP 2018-111556 A

Patent Document 1 describes a technology that reliably bends the topmost sheet of a paper stack upward, enabling the topmost sheet of the paper stack and the second sheet to be properly separated. In this type of device that stores sheet-like items in a stack and separates them one by one, an acting member for applying a predetermined external force to the items is disposed above the item storage device. For this reason, in item storage devices in which items are supplied from above, this acting member gets in the way when replenishing items or performing maintenance, which reduces the ease of handling of the device. In particular, in item storage devices and item supply devices that are the subject of this invention and have a pressing section that applies a pressing force from above to thin, sheet-like or case-like items, the issue of improving the ease of handling of the device was to improve the ease of handling of this pressing section.

The present invention aims to provide an item storage device and an item supply device that are easy to handle.

The article storage device according to the present invention is an article storage device that is attached to an article supply device, and includes a main body configured to be able to store articles in a stacked state, a pressing part provided within the main body and capable of pressing the articles stored in a stacked state,
and a holding portion provided within the main body portion and holding the pressing portion, wherein the holding portion holds the pressing portion so that it can slide when the pressing portion is in a first state, and holds the pressing portion so that it cannot slide when the pressing portion is in a second state.

The item supply device according to the present invention includes a supply device main body to which the item storage device described above can be attached, and the front surface of the supply device main body is provided with at least an outlet for the items, an inlet for inserting the price for the items, and an operating section that can be operated after the price is inserted and allows the items to be dispensed from the outlet.

The present invention provides an item storage device and an item supply device that are easy to handle.

1 is an external perspective view showing an example of an article supplying device according to the present invention; 2 is a plan view of an article storage device attached to the article supplying device shown in FIG. 1 . 3 is a schematic perspective view showing the inside of the article storage device shown in FIG. 2. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a portion taken along line AA of the article storage device shown in FIG. 2, and an enlarged view of a main portion. FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view showing a state (first state) in which an article is pressed by a pressing portion. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the pressing portion shown in FIG. 5 . 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 5. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an engagement state between the protrusion and groove of the pressing portion as viewed from the cross-sectional line CC in FIG. 7. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a second state of the pressing portion. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the engagement between the holding portion and the protrusion as viewed from the cross-sectional line CC in FIG. 7.

An article storage device and an article supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIGS.
In the following description, the directions (orientations) are based on the description when the article supply device is viewed from the front (the direction of the arrow shown in Figure 1), and are described in terms of the up-down direction (upper or lower side), left-right direction (right or left side), and front-to-rear direction (front or rear side) when the article supply device is viewed from the front.

<Configuration of the article supply device>
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an example of an article supplying device.
The article supplying device 100 is a device that can supply (discharge) for example, sheet-shaped articles P (see FIG. 5) by inserting a payment. As shown in FIG. 1, the article supplying device 100 has a shape surrounded by six sides by a supplying device main body 110, and various operation parts are provided on the front surface 101. For example, the front surface 101 is provided with an insertion port 105 into which the payment for the article P can be inserted, an operation unit 104 that dispenses the article P from the discharge port 50 by a rotation operation, a cash return port 106 that returns cash as necessary, a cash return button 107, a display unit 108, and the like. In addition, a large rectangular opening 109 is provided in the upper area of the front surface 101, and the article storage device 1 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) is detachably provided in the rectangular opening 109. In other words, the item storage device 1 has a box-like shape that occupies a large area on the upper side of the item supply device 100, and is configured so that, for example, when installing, it can be installed by sliding it from the front side 101 toward the rear of the supply device main body 110, and can be removed by sliding it out toward the front.

Each part will be explained below.
The operation unit 104 is an operating member configured to be rotatable in the direction of the arrow in response to payment of the price. When the user rotates the operation unit in a predetermined direction after inserting the price, the shutter 15 (see FIG. 4) closing the discharge port 50 opens, and the bottommost item P among the items P stacked on the item placement unit 10b (see FIG. 5), which will be described later, is discharged (supplied) through the discharge port 50. Note that the rotation of the operation unit 104 is restricted by a locking mechanism when payment of the price cannot be confirmed, and the locking mechanism is released and the operation unit 104 becomes rotatable only when payment of the price is confirmed.

The cash slot 105 is configured with a circular recess with a slit-like opening through which coins can be inserted. The slot 105 can be switched between a state in which it accepts and a state in which it does not accept cash by controlling an internal mechanism. For example, a mechanism for detecting the presence of stored item P may be provided, and if the presence of item P is not detected, the slot 105 may be closed to prevent coins from being inserted. This prevents coins from being inserted by mistake when item P is not present. The cash return slot 106 is configured to return inserted coins in response to the operation of a cash return button 107, and to allow the coins returned from the device to be removed. Note that payment may be made by electronic payment such as electronic money or two-dimensional code, in addition to payment by coins.

The display unit 108 is a part that displays the presence or absence of an item P. For example, a detection unit 19 that can check the presence or absence of an item P on the item placement unit 10b is provided, and the display panel or the like is moved appropriately via a linkage mechanism (not shown) that operates upon detection of an item P by the detection unit 19 to display a predetermined information.

<Configuration of the article storage device>
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the article storage device 1, and FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing the inside of the article storage device 1 shown in FIG.
2 and 3, the article storage device 1 forms a rectangular storage space SP in which the case body 10, which is the main body, is slightly longer in the front-rear direction when viewed from above. That is, the case body 10 is covered on the front-rear, left-right, and bottom sides by outer wall portions 10w, and the upper side is open. An article placement portion 10b, which is a bottom portion for storing articles P, is provided at a position slightly spaced from the outer wall portion 10w (see FIG. 4) on the bottom side of the case body 10 to form the storage space SP. The articles P are stored in a stacked state in this storage space SP.

The case body 10 is not particularly limited in terms of its material, but may be made of, for example, plastic, and has an outlet 50 (see FIG. 1) at its front from which an item P can be discharged, and above the outlet 50 is an information providing area 60 (see FIG. 1) made of, for example, a light-transmitting material that allows the item P stored inside to be viewed. Note that the item P referred to here is a relatively thin, flat, sheet-like object such as a printed sheet, a card, or a thin case, which can be fed out by the rotational force of a roller described below and can be stored in a stack.

As shown in FIG. 3, the storage space SP is provided with a pair of left and right guides 11 near the front of the space, and a rear guide 12 near the rear of the space, rising from the article placement section 10b. In addition, a pressing section 20 capable of pressing the article P downward when the article P is stored and stacked is provided on the front side of the left and right guides 11. The pressing section 20 is a weight having a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the left-right direction. The pressing section 20 is held so as to be movable up and down by rails 30 (one side rail 30R, the other side rail 30L) which are holding sections erected on the front side of the left and right guides 11. The rails 30 are a pair of rails 30R on the right side and rails 30L on the left side, the details of which will be described later, and are configured as a pair, with one side rail 30R on the right side and the other side rail 30L on the left side, and the grooves 31 on the opposing sides hold the pressing section 20 so as to be slidable upward.

The left and right guides 11 are arranged to be movable in the left-right direction on the article placement section 10b, and the rear guide 12 is arranged to be movable in the front-rear direction on the article placement section 10b. In other words, the left and right guides 11 and the rear guide 12 are arranged to be movable in the front-rear direction on the article placement section 10b. By moving the left and right guides 11 and the rear guide 12, the apparatus is configured to be able to accommodate articles P of different sizes.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the article storage device 1 shown in FIG. 2 taken along line AA.
A front end guide portion 14, which is involved in sending out the articles, is provided along the discharge port 50 on the front side of the pressing portion 20. As shown in Fig. 4, the front end guide portion 14 is disposed between the discharge port 50 and the article placement portion 10b, and is disposed immediately behind a shutter 15 that is provided so as to be able to swing to open and close the discharge port 50. The front end guide portion 14 guides the articles P so that they are discharged one by one as they are discharged, and is configured so that the height from the article placement portion 10b can be adjusted to match the articles P.

A discharge roller 16 is provided below the article placement section 10b and at a position facing the pressing section 20. As shown in FIG. 4, the discharge roller 16 has a circular hole-shaped arc outer surface 16a and a non-arc outer surface 16b with a smaller diameter than the arc outer surface in a side view. Therefore, when rotated around the rotation axis 16c, the arc outer surface 16a abuts against the bottom surface of the article P pressed downward by the pressing section 20, and the article P can be sent forward. That is, the arc outer surface 16a can abut against the bottom surface of the article P when it rotates so as to follow the arc recess 20wc (see FIG. 9) formed on the bottom surface of the pressing section 20, protruding slightly upward from the placement section opening 10bh. The discharge roller 16 is connected to the operating section 104 via a shaft member and a gear member (not shown), and is driven to rotate by the operating section 104 that becomes operable by inserting a coin, as described above.

FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view showing a state (first state (1D)) in which the article P is pressed by the pressing portion 20. As shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, a pair of rails 30 erected at both left and right ends in front of the article placement section 10b (arranged to extend vertically relative to the article placement section 10b) hold the pressing section 20 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. The pair of rails 30 have grooves 31 of the same shape that face each other, with the groove of one rail 30R on the right side being the one side groove section 31R and the groove of the other rail 30L on the left side being the other side groove section 31L, provided along the vertical direction. Then, protrusions (third protrusions 23, etc., described later) protruding from the outer surfaces of both left and right ends of the pressing section 20 are engaged so as to fit into these grooves 31. Therefore, the pressing section 20 is held so as to be slidable in the vertical direction between the lower end 30d, which is one end of the rail 30, and the upper end 30u, which is the other end. Note that the holding of the pressing section 20 by the grooves 31 only regulates the position of the pressing section 20 in the horizontal and front-rear directions, and the pressing section 20 can slide freely in the vertical direction.

When the article storage device 1 is attached to the article supply device 100, the pressing portion 20, which is held so as to be movable up and down, is in a state in which it can slide toward the article placement portion 10b by its own weight, i.e., the weight of the pressing portion 20 presses (f) downward on the articles P stacked and placed on the article placement portion 10b. In this way, the pressing portion 20 can take a first orientation in which it can move up and down as a first state (1D), and can also take a second state (2D) (see FIG. 9) in a second orientation described below that is different from the first state (1D).

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the pressing portion 20 shown in FIG. 5 as viewed from the left and right direction.
As shown in Fig. 6, the pressing part 20 has a horizontally long rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the above-mentioned protrusions are configured by a total of six protrusions, including a first protrusion 21, a second protrusion 22, and a fifth protrusion 25 on the right side shown in Fig. 6(a) and a third protrusion 23, a fourth protrusion 24, and a sixth protrusion 26 on the left side shown in Fig. 6(b), which protrude further in the left-right direction from the left and right outer surfaces 20s. To explain in more detail, the first protrusion 21 and the second protrusion 22, which are one-side protrusions on one side (right side) of the longitudinal direction of the pressing part 20, are provided in vertically aligned positions, and these first protrusion 21 and second protrusion 22 engage with the one-side groove portion 31R (see Fig. 5). In addition, the third protrusion 23 and the fourth protrusion 24, which are the other-side protrusions on the other side (left side), also engage with the other-side groove portion 31L (see Fig. 5) in the same vertically aligned configuration.

Furthermore, the fifth protrusion 25 protrudes to the right from the rear wall 20wr of the pressing part 20 at a position different from the positions at which the first protrusion 21 and the second protrusion 22 are provided. Similarly to the fifth protrusion 25, the sixth protrusion 26 is also provided on the rear wall 20wr and protrudes to the left. Therefore, the fifth protrusion 25 is configured to be able to come into face-to-face contact with the rear side portion 30Rr (see FIG. 5), which is the first side portion where the groove portion 31 is not formed with respect to the rail 30, and the sixth protrusion 26 is configured to be able to come into face-to-face contact with the rear side portion 30Lr, which is the second side portion.

The pressing part 20 is provided with a gripping part 28 near the center of its length to be gripped when operating the pressing part 20 by hand. A protruding rib 29 is formed on the lower side of the gripping part 28, protruding toward the rear and having left and right walls 29a and a bottom wall 29b. This protruding rib 29 is provided at a position corresponding to the detection part 19 that is provided so as to be able to protrude from the article placement part 10b to detect the presence or absence of an article P. For example, when an article P is present, the protruding rib 29 presses the article P from directly above the detection part 19. This allows even a relatively soft article P to be reliably detected down to the last one. In addition, the protruding rib 29 has an arc-shaped cutout 29k formed on the bottom wall 29b, so that when no article P is present, the tip of the detection part 19 is received in the cutout 29k, surrounding the tip of the detection part 19 and protecting the detection part 19.

Hereinafter, the engagement state between the groove 31 and the protrusion when the pressing portion 20 is in the first orientation (first state (1D)) will be described.
Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B in Fig. 5. Since the engagement state between the groove 31 and the protrusion is the same on the left and right sides, only the engagement state on the left side shown in Fig. 7 will be described, and a description of the engagement state on the right side will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 7, the cross-sectional shape of the other side groove portion 31L provided on the other side rail 30L has a narrow width portion 31a with a minimum width W1 where the groove width is small, and a wide portion 31b with a maximum width W2 where the groove width is large, forming a structure that spreads out from the inside. In contrast, the third protrusion portion 23 is configured to have a width (d1) narrower than the narrow width portion 31a. The fourth protrusion portion 24 is configured to have a small diameter portion 24a on the protrusion base side and a large diameter portion 24b on the tip side, and the diameter (minimum diameter) d2 of the small diameter portion 24a is smaller than the minimum width W1 of the narrow width portion 31a, and the diameter (maximum diameter) d3 of the large diameter portion 24b is larger than the minimum width W1 and smaller than the maximum width W2 of the large portion 31b. In this way, the pressing portion 20 is held so as to be movable up and down by being engaged with the rail 30.

Figure 8 is a cross-section taken along line CC in Figure 7, and is a schematic diagram of the engagement state between the protrusions of the pressing portion 20 and the groove portion 31 as viewed from the center of the pressing portion 20. In this case, too, the engagement state on the right side (first protrusion 21, second protrusion 22, and fifth protrusion 25) is the same as that on the left side, so a description thereof will be omitted.

When the pressing part 20 is in the first orientation (first state (1D)), as shown in FIG. 8, the first protrusion 23 and the fourth protrusion 24 are located in the groove 31L. When the pressing part 20 is pushed upward, the third protrusion 23 comes above the upper end surface 30t of the rail 30 and comes out of the groove 31, but the fourth protrusion 24 does not come out of the groove 31. In detail, the groove upper end wall 31w is provided so that the large width part 31b of the groove 31 does not open to the upper end surface 30t. In other words, since the uppermost end position of the groove 31 is an opening of the small width part 31a, the third protrusion 23 comes out of the groove 31 but the fourth protrusion 24 does not come out of the groove 31. As a result, the pressing part 20 is structured so that it cannot be removed from the rail 30.

Here, the case where the pressing part 20 is attached to the rail 30 will be described. The method of attaching the pressing part 20 is not particularly specified, but for example, in the structure shown in FIG. 8, the pressing part 20 cannot be attached from the upper end surface 30t side, but for example, a groove part 31 that opens up to the wide part 31b is formed in advance on the upper end surface 30t. Then, both protrusions 23, 24 are inserted and assembled from the upper end surface 30t side. After that, the insert member that constitutes the groove upper end wall 31w is fitted and fixed by welding, adhesive, screw fastening, etc. This makes it impossible for the pressing part 20 to be removed from the rail 30. In this case, the rail 30 may be assembled in a state where the mounting surface 30j at its upper end is attached to the case body 10 by a screw 80 or the like (see FIG. 2 and FIG. 8).

As another method of assembling the pressing part 20, in the case of a groove part 31 in which a part corresponding to the groove upper end wall 31w is provided from the beginning (molded integrally), for example, the pressing part 20 can be configured to be attached from the lower end part 30d side of the rail 30. In this case, the pressing part 20 and the rail 30 are made into a pre-assembled unit, and by attaching this unit to the case body 10, the lower end side of the groove part 31 is closed by the article placement part 10b, and the pressing part 20 cannot be removed from the rail 30.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the second orientation (second state (2D)) of the pressing portion 20. As shown in FIG.
9, the pressing unit 20 is held in a state in which the rear wall 20wr, which faced rearward in the first state (1D), faces obliquely upward. That is, the pressing unit 20 is held in a second orientation (second state (2D)) on the upper end side of the rail 30 in a state in which it cannot slide and cannot press the article P. In this second state (2D), the pressing unit 20 is fixed on the rail 30 so as not to move when replenishing the article P or performing maintenance on the device.

Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the engagement state between the rail 30 and each protrusion in the second orientation (second state (2D)) as viewed from the direction of cross section CC in Figure 7. In this case, the engagement state on the right side (first protrusion 21, second protrusion 22, and fifth protrusion 25) is the same as that on the left side, so a description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 10, the fourth protrusion 24 is located at the top end of the groove 31 (the other-side groove 31L), while the third protrusion 23 abuts against the front portion 30Lf. To achieve this second state (2D), the gripping portion 28 of the pressing portion 20 is gripped and slid upward, and then the third protrusion 23 is released from the groove 31 and rotated forward (counterclockwise in FIG. 10). As a result, the pressing portion 20 is locked with the third protrusion 23 in contact with the front portion 30Lf, and is held on the rail 30 in the second orientation (second state (2D)). In the figure, the sixth protrusion 26 is locked away from the upper end surface 30t, but other locking states may be, for example, a state in which the sixth protrusion 26 is on the upper end surface 30t.

As described above, in the article storage device 1 of this embodiment, the rail 30 can be in a first state (1D) (first orientation) in which the pressing portion 20 is held slidably, and a second state (2D) (second orientation) in which the pressing portion 20 is held so that it cannot be slidably moved. Therefore, when inserting (loading) the article P into a predetermined position, it is not necessary to remove the pressing portion 20, which improves the loading operation of the article P and improves the ease of handling of the article storage device 1.

In addition, in the item storage device 1 of this embodiment, the pressing portion 20 is arranged so that it cannot be removed from the rail 30, so it will not be removed when loading the item P or during maintenance, and loss is avoided.

In addition, in the item storage device 1 of this embodiment, the pressing portion 20 is held so as to be able to slide vertically on a rail 30 extending vertically from the item placement portion 10b inside the case body 10, so that the pressing portion 20 presses the item P by its own weight and can constantly press the item P even if the height of the item P held on the item placement portion 10b fluctuates.

In the article storage device 1 of this embodiment, the protrusions on both the left and right sides are each composed of two protrusions (the first and second protrusions 21, 22 on the right side and the third and fourth protrusions 23, 24 on the left side). As these two protrusions are lined up vertically and simultaneously engage with the groove 31, the orientation of the pressing part 20 can be restricted to a predetermined direction. Furthermore, as the pressing part 20 is held on the rail 30 with its orientation restricted, a stable sliding movement can be performed, and the article P can be stably pressed in this state.

According to the item storage device 1 of this embodiment, of the protrusions engaged with the groove portion 31, the upper first protrusion portion 21 and the third protrusion portion 23 are configured to have a width narrower than the minimum width W1 of the groove portion 31, and therefore can come out of the groove portion through the opening portion of the upper end surface 30t of the groove portion 31, whereas the lower second protrusion portion 22 and the fourth protrusion portion 24 are configured such that their maximum diameter d3 portion is larger than the minimum width W1 of the opening portion of the upper end surface 30t of the groove portion 31, and therefore can move without coming out of the groove portion 31. As a result, the pressing part 20 can rotate in a state where the first protrusion 21 is not fitted into the one side groove portion 31R, the second protrusion 22 is fitted into the one side groove portion 31R, the third protrusion 23 is not fitted into the other side groove portion 31L, and the fourth protrusion 24 is fitted into the other side groove portion 31L. Therefore, the pressing part 20 can change its orientation (change to the second orientation (2D)) from the first state (1D) with respect to the rail 30, using the protrusions (second protrusion 22, fourth protrusion 24) that are not disengaged as fulcrums.

In the second state (2D) of the article storage device 1 of this embodiment, the pressing portion 20 is held stably because the first protrusion 21 and the third protrusion 23 are removed from the groove portion 31 and are held in contact with both front side portions 30Rf, 30Lf of the rail 30.

In the article storage device 1 of this embodiment, in addition to the first to fourth protrusions 21, 22, 23, 24 that engage with the groove portion 31 in the first state (1D), the fifth and sixth protrusions 25, 26 are provided adjacent to (positioned so as to be substantially in contact with) the rear side portions 30Rr, 30Lr of the rail 30, so that the first state (1D) of the pressing portion 20 can be more stably maintained. In addition, the fifth and sixth protrusions 25, 26 can reinforce the engagement force with the rail 30, so they have a protective function for the protrusions 21, 22, 23, 24.

In the article storage device 1 of this embodiment, the gripping portion 28 is provided in the center of the longitudinal direction of the pressing portion 20, making it easy to grip the pressing portion 20 and allowing for smooth movement with good longitudinal weight balance.

According to the item storage device 1 of this embodiment, the item P can be provided by the item supply device 100 by inserting the price of the item P.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention can be modified as appropriate within the scope of its technical concept. For example, in the above embodiment, the shape of the pressing portion 20 is a rectangular parallelepiped with a rectangular cross section, but this is not necessarily limited to this shape, and various shapes can be adopted as long as they are capable of pressing the item P.

The projection is not particularly limited in the form in which it is formed, and may be, for example, a resin projection integrally molded on the outer portion of the pressing portion 20, or may be a metal projection that is attached to a separate member by means of screws, etc.

1 Item storage device 10 Case body (main body part)
20 Pressing portion 10b Item placement portion (bottom surface portion)
10b Item placement section (bottom surface section)
21 First protrusion (protrusion)
22 Second protrusion (protrusion)
23 Third protrusion (protrusion)
24 Fourth protrusion (protrusion)
25 Fifth protrusion (protrusion)
26 Sixth protrusion (protrusion)
28 gripping portion 30 rail (holding portion)
30Rf Right front side (first side)
30Rr Right rear side (first side)
30Lf Left front side (second side)
30Lr Left rear side (second side)
30d Lower end (one end)
30u upper end (other end)
31 Groove portion 31R One side groove portion (groove portion)
31L Other side gutter part (gutter part)
100 Article supply device 101 Front side 102 Discharge port 104 Operation section 105 Input port 110 Supply device main body P Article

Claims (9)

An article storage device that is attached to an article supply device,
A main body configured to accommodate articles in a stacked state;
a pressing portion provided within the main body portion, the pressing portion including a one-side protrusion portion including a first protrusion portion and a second protrusion portion on one side in the longitudinal direction and an other-side protrusion portion including a third protrusion portion and a fourth protrusion portion on the other side , the pressing portion being capable of pressing the articles stored in a stacked state;
a holding portion that is provided in the main body portion, the holding portion including a first groove portion that can be fitted to the first protrusion portion and a second groove portion that can be fitted to the second protrusion portion, and that holds the pressing portion;
the pressing portion is held by the holding portion in a first orientation and is capable of pressing an article held on a bottom surface portion within the main body portion when the first protrusion and the second protrusion are fitted into the one-side groove portion and the third protrusion and the fourth protrusion are engaged with the other-side groove portion; and the pressing portion is held by the holding portion in a second orientation and is unable to press the article when the first protrusion is not engaged with the one-side groove portion, the second protrusion is engaged with the one-side groove portion, the third protrusion is not engaged with the other-side groove portion, and the fourth protrusion is engaged with the other-side groove portion;
the holding portion holds the pressing portion so as to be slidable when the pressing portion is held by the holding portion in the first orientation, and holds the pressing portion so as not to be slidable when the pressing portion is held by the holding portion in the second orientation .
Item storage device. The article storage device according to claim 1,
The pressing portion is provided so as to be unable to be removed from the holding portion.
Item storage device. The article storage device according to claim 1 or 2,
The pressing portion is slidably held between one end and the other end of the holding portion extending in a direction perpendicular to a bottom surface portion within the main body portion.
Item storage device. The article storage device according to claim 3,
The pressing portion is configured to be able to press the article toward the bottom surface portion inside the main body portion by its own weight.
Item storage device. The article storage device according to claim 1,
The pressing portion is rotated from a state in which the pressing portion is held by the holding portion in the first orientation to a state in which the pressing portion is held by the holding portion in the second orientation.
Item storage device. The article storage device according to claim 1,
The first protrusion and the third protrusion are configured to have a width narrower than the minimum width of the one-side groove portion and the other-side groove portion, and the second protrusion and the fourth protrusion are configured to have a minimum diameter smaller than the minimum width and a maximum diameter larger than the minimum width.
Item storage device. The article storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 ,
The pressing portion has a gripping portion formed near the center in the longitudinal direction.
Item storage device. The article storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 ,
the pressing portion is slidably movable in a direction pressing the article when the article storage device is attached to the article supply device and the article can be supplied.
Item storage device. A supply device body to which the article storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 can be attached,
The front surface of the supply device body is provided with at least an outlet for the item, an inlet for inserting the price of the item, and an operating section operable to eject the item from the outlet after inserting the price.
It is provided with
Goods supply device.

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